People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

Think big, believe big and act big for gaining victory over your difficulties.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.